I thought I’d share the answer to a feedback question I received and ask the same of all you writers out there…

What music do you listen to while writing? I’m looking for something different to add to my playlist.

It depends on what I’m writing and that’s not a helpful answer. Certain scenes and certain characters have their own playlists that can be from almost any genre.

But I tend to lean toward ambient music (usually dark ambient) because it sets the mood and is less distracting. My favorite playlist when I don’t have a specific type of music in mind is all Midnight Syndicate tracks. Give them a try and see what you think. If you have more specific music types in mind, let me know.

I usually go with all instrumental when I’m doing serious writing. That way the words in the songs don’t distract me. I’ve got several playlists for this. The 6 Hobbit and LotR movies and the 4 Pirates of the Caribbean movies in soundtrack form, Vangelis also hellps a lot.